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Massacre formed in Tampa, Florida in 1984, with original members including vocalist Kam Lee and guitarist Rick Rozz, both of whom had ties to the early lineups of Death. Lee is widely credited as one of the originators of the guttural death-growl vocal style that became the standard in death metal. The band's debut From Beyond (1991) on Earache Records arrived as a landmark of the Florida death metal scene, and after decades of hiatuses and lineup shifts, they returned with a renewed version of the band releasing Back from Beyond (2014), Resurgence (2021), and Necrolution (2024).
Massacre em Alphaville are a crust and sludge metal band from São Paulo who have been grinding out politically and environmentally charged material since the early 2000s. Their 2009 mini-CD Vacilou na Quebrada, Dorme na Vala and the 2015 full-length Estilhaços de Ilusão showcase a raw, communal approach built around multiple vocalists and a thick, feedback-drenched sound rooted in the city's underground hardcore scene.
Massacre of the Megafauna is a stoner, thrash metal, and metalcore band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2010. They deliver a chaotic blend of stoner metal, thrash, and metalcore from the Steel City.
Massacred is an Argentine brutal death metal and grindcore project driven by guitarist/vocalist Christian Edwards and bassist Robert Myiasis, drawing heavy inspiration from Mortician and incorporating horror film samples and Resident Evil video game themes throughout their music. The band has been prolific across multiple releases, including the 2022 album "Human Extermination" and the 20-track "Mortal Annihilation", released in March 2025 to positive notice from No Clean Singing. Their songs typically clock in at one to two minutes, delivering non-stop blast beats and heavy riffing in the old-school brutal death metal tradition.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin's Massakist have been delivering vicious thrash metal since 2011, an unlikely Midwestern outpost for a genre that typically claims coastal origins. Their sound is direct, fast, and completely indifferent to geography.
Massakre is a pioneering thrash and death metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 1985 by Yanko Tólic, who built the project out of earlier garage bands Sepulcro and Embrión. Influenced by Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Hellhammer, they were among the first speed and thrash metal acts in Chile and Latin America, releasing their debut album Massacre in 1989 and continuing through Psychotic Redemption (2001) and Crematorium (2005). The band is also noted for their early adoption of corpse paint in a thrash metal context, a practice later imitated widely across the scene.
Massaluca is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2024. They blend Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with metalcore's structural dynamics.
A black metal act from Bergen, Massemord has been delivering ferocious compositions since 2011. The Norwegian word for 'mass murder' signals the band's commitment to uncompromising black metal aggression.
Massen is a symphonic and melodic black metal band originally from Minsk, Belarus, now based in Berlin, blending shredding guitars and blast beats with haunting clean vocals and orchestral string arrangements. Signed to Apostasy Records, they have released three albums including 'Contraesthetic' (2021), 'Chaos Leading To Harmony' (2022), and 'Gentle Brutality' (2023), each exploring the tension between beauty and extremity.
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